History ContrastingSequelAntagonist / VideoGames

** The original ''VideoGame/FugaMelodiesOfSteel'' gives us Colonel General Shvein Hax, the man commanding the all-out invasion of Gasco on behalf of the Berman Army. Like Fool and Bruno, his ultimate goal is to [[spoiler:reawaken a LivingWeapon to wield its power for his own ends]], but that's where the similarities end. Unlike Fool, he has an entire army at his disposal as opposed to just the Black Cats Gang, and he's also not [[TheUnfought too lazy or cowardly to fight the heroes himself]], since he actively encourages the children to try and fight him once his plan is in motion. And unlike Bruno was seemingly motivated by nothing more than a desire to TakeOverTheWorld and [[ForTheEvulz attain power purely for the sake of it]], Hax is motivated by PatrioticFervor and doesn't even bother trying to be a VillainWithGoodPublicity since he truly believes what he's doing is righteous and is aided mostly by [[MyCountryRightOrWrong subordinates who feel the same]]. Another thing that separates him from Bruno is that [[spoiler:he ''succeeds'' in gaining control of a Titano-Machina through using the Tarascus to reawaken and become one with the Vanargand, whereas Bruno failed to do so and seemingly had his life force consumed back into Lares]]. To a lesser degree, Hax is also the first villain to be a MirrorBoss, as [[spoiler:his Tarascus tank is functionally similar to the children's Taranis]].

* Creator/{{Sega}}'s ''Illusion'' trilogy starring WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse for their [[Platform/SegaMasterSystem 8-bit]] [[UsefulNotes/GameGear systems]] has a different villain for each installment, though all of them are Disney villains under different names. ''VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion'' had Mizrabel, who was based on Queen Grimhilde from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' (specifically, her hag guise), ''VideoGame/LandOfIllusion'' had the Phantom, who was based on The Horned King from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''VideoGame/LegendOfIllusion'' had the Sorcerer of Darkness, who was based on Merlock from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''. While each of them uses magic spells in their battles against Mickey, their motives are all different; Mizrabel kidnapped Minnie out of jealousy for her beauty and popularity, the Phantom stole a magical crystal and used its powers to [[ForcedTransformation transform Mickey's friends into his henchmen]] to serve his evil purposes, and the Sorcerer of Darkness [[BigDamPlot dammed up the River of Time]] so the Water of Life couldn't flow and everyone's crops would wither. In particular, the Sorcerer [[OneWingedAngel transforms into a dragon]] after Mickey defeats him in his normal form, and although he is the BigBad for most of the game, he is [[DiscOneFinalBoss not the game's final boss]] the way Mizrabel and the Phantom were in ''Castle'' and ''Land''. That honor goes to King Pete, who had sent Mickey on the quest to recover the Water of Life, only to attempt to arrest Mickey at the end of the game upon finding out that whoever does recover the water will be crowned the new king of the Kingdom of Pete.

*** [[spoiler:The real villain that you encounter in Area Zero, the AI Sada (''Scarlet'') or Turo (''Violet'') heavily contrasts to every villain in the previous series, being that it is an artificial intelligence rather than a flesh-and-blood human. It also acts on its own programming and even more so after they are controlled by the Paradise Protection Protocol, as opposed to doing things under their own volition. Rather than causing an apocalyptic event through using a legendary Pokémon, the AI Professor is instead antagonistic towards the player against its will and it later goes [[AIIsACrapshoot completely bananas]] once the Protocol takes over the AI and attacks the player by sending out its Pokémon.]]

*** [[spoiler:The real villain that you encounter in Area Zero, the AI Sada (''Scarlet'') or Turo (''Violet'') heavily contrasts to every villain in the previous series, being that it is an artificial intelligence rather than a flesh-and-blood human. It also acts on its own programming and even more so after they are controlled by the Paradise Protection Protocol, as opposed to doing things under their own volition. Rather than causing an apocalyptic event through using a legendary Pokémon, the AI Professor is instead antagonistic towards the player against its will, albeit it later goes [[AIIsACrapshoot completely bananas]] once the Protocol takes over the AI and attacks the player by sending out its Pokémon.]]

*** [[spoiler:The AI Professor that you encounter in Area Zero heavily contrasts to every villain in the previous series, being that it is an artificial intelligence rather than a flesh-and-blood human. It also acts on its own programming and even more so after they are controlled by the Paradise Protection Protocol, as opposed to doing things under their own volition. Rather than causing an apocalyptic event through using a legendary Pokémon, the AI Professor is instead antagonistic towards the player against its will, albeit it later goes [[AIIsACrapshoot completely bananas]] once the Protocol takes over the AI and attacks the player by sending out its Pokémon.]]

** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard'' has a family of backwoods rednecks transformed by [[TheCorruption the Mold]] as the antagonists, and it's revealed that each one is a TragicMonster who became the way they were because [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished they wanted to help a sick little girl]].

** [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Generation IV]] introduces Cyrus, a 27-year old StrawNihilist who hopes to destroy all of existence, since he sees humans and reality as a whole as pointless, as opposed to Maxie and Archie's WellIntentionedExtremist motivations. Team Galactic, unlike the previous teams, exists in the open and are constantly treated as a bunch of harmless weirdos (that is, until they start bombing places). Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina, along with Arceus, are each an AnimalisticAbomination that embodies cosmic concepts, such as space, time, antimatter/otherness, and divinity, respectively, unlike their very Earth-centered previous counterparts. Their threat comes less from natural brutality and more from sheer destructiveness and alienation, such as Giratina accidentally creating a world-consuming black hole-like portal while trying to protect reality. Giratina also deserves mention for being a {{Foil}} to Rayquaza, with both of them being the third members of their groups. While Rayquaza is the more benevolent of his trio, Giratina, while serving a similar function, is much more destructive and less noble.

** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] broke a lot of ground for ''Final Fantasy'' baddies by not only being completely [[AxCrazy cuckoo-for-Chocobo-Puffs]], but also starting off fairly weak. Midway through the game, you actually fail to stop him from playing his trump card and he gains [[PhysicalGod godly power]] through manipulation.

** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]] is a sorceress from the future who uses the present sorceresses as proxies. Her use of Seifer also foils Squall's relationship with Rinoa.
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]] is a theatrical, misanthropic [[spoiler:artificially made]] young [[DudeLooksLikeALady man]] who goes mad when he finds out his true identity.

* Creator/{{Sega}}'s ''Illusion'' trilogy starring WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse for their [[UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem 8-bit]] [[UsefulNotes/GameGear systems]] has a different villain for each installment, though all of them are Disney villains under different names. ''VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion'' had Mizrabel, who was based on Queen Grimhilde from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' (specifically, her hag guise), ''VideoGame/LandOfIllusion'' had the Phantom, who was based on The Horned King from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''VideoGame/LegendOfIllusion'' had the Sorcerer of Darkness, who was based on Merlock from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''. While each of them uses magic spells in their battles against Mickey, their motives are all different; Mizrabel kidnapped Minnie out of jealousy for her beauty and popularity, the Phantom stole a magical crystal and used its powers to [[ForcedTransformation transform Mickey's friends into his henchmen]] to serve his evil purposes, and the Sorcerer of Darkness [[BigDamPlot dammed up the River of Time]] so the Water of Life couldn't flow and everyone's crops would wither. In particular, the Sorcerer [[OneWingedAngel transforms into a dragon]] after Mickey defeats him in his normal form, and although he is the BigBad for most of the game, he is [[DiscOneFinalBoss not the game's final boss]] the way Mizrabel and the Phantom were in ''Castle'' and ''Land''. That honor goes to King Pete, who had sent Mickey on the quest to recover the Water of Life, only to attempt to arrest Mickey at the end of the game upon finding out that whoever does recover the water will be crowned the new king of the Kingdom of Pete.

** While Calamity Ganon was a bestial and primal entity that ravaged the world through instinct and hate alone, Ganondorf of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' is far more conniving and deliberate in his actions to eradicate Hyrule. The most cunning thing Calamity Ganon did was corrupt the Guardians and the Divine Beasts with his Malice. By the time of ''Tears of the Kingdom'', however, Ganondorf takes a tailored approach to deal with Hyrule's many obstacles, personally manipulating Link with a fake Zelda, all while he continues to gather strength in preparation for his final confrontation with Link. This even extends to his actions in the past. He pulls a KansasCityShuffle on Zelda and Sonia to steal Queen Sonia's Tear of Light and is even moments away from defeating the Seven Sages until Rauru performs a HeroicSacrifice to keep him sealed away for years, and even then his raw power is so strong that it leaks out and operates as Calamity Ganon in the previous game. That said, when push comes to shove, Ganondorf refuses to go down without a fight and also transforms himself into a purely bestial enemy for Link to defeat, but unlike Calamity Ganon, he does so deliberately rather than it simply leaking from him.

** [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheTombRaider Dr. Pedro Dominguez/Amaru]] is this to both Mathias and Konstantin. They are clean-shaven white Americans, while he's a bearded Peruvian [[spoiler:actually a Mayan]], and instead of having a woman behind his actions, he's the leader of Trinity, and therefore the GreaterScopeVillain of the entire trilogy. Also, Mathias was too selfish to realize releasing Himiko could put the world in danger, and Konstantin was too delusional to realize his sister was manipulating him for her own ends. Dominguez knew Ana had betrayed Trinity, and sent his {{Dragon}} Rourke to Siberia to kill her, and his reasons for putting the world in danger are to defend Paititi, [[spoiler:his home village]].

** The Banished, the main villains of ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'' and ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'', have the same species as the Covenant but are otherwise very different. The Covenant was a religious, theocratic empire, had predominantly purple structures, vessels, and weapons, and was ruled by the spindly, non-combatant Prophets/San 'Shyuum. The Banished are outcast rebels who rejected the Covenant religion, have predominantly red structures, vessels, and weapons, and are ruled by the bulky, violent Brutes/Jiralhanae. Also, while the Covenant Brutes had a vicious InterserviceRivalry with the Elites/Sangheili that eventually turned into an EnemyCivilWar, the Brutes and Elites in the Banished get along just fine (the surprisingly warm interactions between the Brute Escharum and the Elite Jega 'Rdomnai in ''Infinite'' demonstrate this well).

* Warchief Ull and Batari the Sun Daughter of ''VideoGame/FarCryPrimal'' to Col. Ike Sloan of ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon''. First of all, Sloan is a {{Cyborg}} SuperSoldier from a war-torn version of the future based on an 80's action film, whereas Ull and Batari are cavemen from the prehistoric land of Oros. They're both high-ranking within the organizations that serve them, but Sloan is a US colonel, whereas Ull is chieftain of his tribe, and Batari is {{High Priest}}ess of hers. Sloan is a traitor to his country and the world, whereas Ull and Batari are serving the best interests of their respective tribes, the Udam and the Izila (though Ull more-so than Batari). Sloan is a BadBoss who's perfectly happy to let Sergeant Rex "Power" Colt kill the weaklings among his soldiers, whereas Ull is AFatherToHisMen, and Batari, while she doesn't display the same care as Ull, at least shows anger towards Takkar for attacking her people. Sloan and Batari have both killed or otherwise hurt people close to the hero, who happen to both be black; Sloan killed Rex's fellow Cyber-Commando and close friend Lt. TT "Spider" Brown after the first mission, whereas Batari enslaved Tensay, the Wenja shaman who serves as Takkar's mentor on being the Beast Master, some time before the game takes place, and burned his arm. All three have differing plans: Sloan plans on bombing the entire world with missiles filled with Blood Dragon blood, which will kill the weak and mutate the strong into savages, so that Sloan can fulfill his dreams of ruling over a SocialDarwinist paradise, whereas Ull wants to kill and [[CannibalTribe consume the Wenja tribe]] to save his people [[spoiler:because they're dying from a sickness called "skull fire"]], and Batari wants to enslave all the neighbouring tribes to [[spoiler:build a temple to the Izila's fire god, Krati, to prevent him from destroying the moon and all of Oros with it]]. Sloan [[spoiler:claims that all of Rex's combat skills and memories are actually Sloan's, which in the Colonel's eyes, [[LukeIAmYourFather makes him Rex's father]].]] Ull and Batari have no familial relation to Takkar, but they do have children of their own- Ull has a daughter and a baby, [[spoiler:both of whom he entrusts to Takkar in his dying moments to prevent them from getting "skull fire"]], and Batari had a son called Krati, who she [[OffingTheOffspring burnt alive]] for rebelling against her, [[spoiler:and who now, she fears, plans to return as a god to take revenge on her.]] Sloan and Ull are both [[EvilIsBigger muscular powerhouses]] who can wipe the floor with Rex and Takkar, respectively, whereas Batari is a woman of average musculature who relies on combat pragmatism. All three are [[AxCrazy eager to kill people]] for different reasons, Sloan to purge the weak, Ull to give his tribe fresh food, and Batari to obtain HumanSacrifice to appease her gods. Sloan fights with cyber-soldiers and cybernetic attack creatures, in addition to [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Blood Dragons]]: Ull and Batari use normal human warriors instead, albeit with special weapons unique to each of their tribes ([[PoisonedWeapon rot bane]] for Ull and the Udam, fire bombs for Batari and the Izila]], and ''Takkar'' can attack ''them'' with the native fauna of Oros. Further, while Sloan and Batari die unrepentant villains, Ull [[spoiler:shows nobility and asks Takkar to TakeCareOfTheKids before he dies]]. On an aesthetic note, they all have some form of [[GoodScarsEvilScars scarring]] to identify them as the villains, though different scars for each one. Sloan has tainted green skin, exposed muscles, and scaley patches, due to experimenting on himself with Dragon blood; Ull has a melted nose and ears, due to the Izila shooting him with fire arrows; and Batari just has ritual scarification running across the bridge of her nose. Sloan has one creepy red ElectronicEye, being cybernetic; Ull has IcyBlueEyes; and Batari has dark brown eyes. Sloan is a white (or possibly Latino) man who wears a simple military vest top, a simple hat, and army trousers, whereas Ull is a pale-skinned archaic ''Homo Sapiens'' who wears cave bear furs and bones, and goes bare-headed, showing off his short [[DreadlockWarrior dreadlocks]] and half-bald head. Batari is a [[ScaryBlackWoman black woman]] who also wears dreadlocks, in addition to wicker headdress, but in contrast to the two male villains, she walks around in just a skirt and sandals, with [[EvilIsSexy both her bare breasts on display]].

** In ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', you face off against Zachary Comstock, who ''is'' overtly religious and believes that his own (eventually) hidden city is destined to actively destroy the "Sodom below", in contrast to Ryan, who believed that the Cold War would ultimately lead mankind to destroy itself. Also while Ryan is a strict Athiest, Comstock is a born-again Christian who delivers sermons to his populace and justifies his less-than-Utopian society with what he claims is divine law. Ryan's dystopia was born from not caring about his own population and letting them exploit and poison each other with merciless capitalism, while Comstock's comes about from slavery and enforced mistreatment of "lesser" people. Finally while both men had a distaste for the way the United States was run in their age (Ryan with the New Deal under Roosevelt and Comstock with the freeing of the slaves by Lincoln), Ryan's intention was to cut off all ties with the United States and make a new Utopia of his own. Comstock desired to keep a "Pure" form of the country preserved, and eventually return to "correct" the decaying nation with force.

** This also applies to the "other" antagonist of Rapture and Columbia; Frank Fontaine, under the guise Atlas, and Daisy Fitzroy are both revolutionaries determined to overthrow the current government and its oppression, gaining many devoted followers in the process. However, Frank Fontaine is a ruthless gangster who uses the revolution to his own ends, while Fitzroy's motives are more genuine, if unhinged by her final moments (and as revealed in "Burial at Sea", is actually a facade for a greater purpose).

*** The main antagonists of the added stories from the ''Mario & Luigi'' remakes are also distinct in their own right. For ''VideoGame/MinionQuestTheSearchForBowser'', Fawful is the BigBad with ''Superstar Saga'''s BigBad, Cackletta, as the GreaterScopeVillain, whereas in ''VideoGame/BowserJrsJourney'', the Best Fitness Friends are the {{Big Bad}}s with ''Bowser's Inside Story'''s BigBad, Fawful, as the GreaterScopeVillain. Fawful was already introduced in the original game as TheDragon to Cackletta and the overall secondary antagonist, emerging as the DragonInChief in the added story. He antagonizes the four main minions with his army of mechanized clones. Whereas the Best Fitness Friends are introduced in the added story, are seemingly at a lower rank to even ''Midbus'', and are largely independent when antagonizing Bowser Jr. It's also worth noting that both act as TheStarscream to their masters; while Fawful is quite subtle about it considering he's scheming his own plans behind Cackletta's back without saying much, it's much more explicit with the Best Fitness Friends who outright call Fawful a loser behind his back and openly plan to usurp him.